I am a great lover of Ben Riggs wines - the only wines of his that I haven't liked are the ones he has created for the US market - they must have a different palate to me over there :)
While in South Australia last year we wandered into Penny's Hill winery - simply because we were informed that this was Ben Riggs central. He is their winemaker - but also some of his other creations are sold here. What a wonderful winery. We were so taken with the place we ended up having lunch (their 5 course tasting menu) at their fantastic restaurant and could barely move when we had finished. We had to wander around the property and looked at the sheep to (a) sober up, and (b) walk off the meal.
But I digress, Woop Woop Chardonnay is a very drinkable wine - we actually bought two cases as was a very nice wine and the price was right. It is very hard to find a chardonnay under $20 that is a good 'every day' drink. Yes we have tasted top of the range chardonnay's. But you can't drink them everyday - well at least not on our salary. It is fresh and crisp - with not too much acid. it is an oaked wine - but is a very gentle taste - you don't have to pick the splinters out of this one. A nice Sunday afternoon sipper :)
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